Adobe has announced the release of Adobe Flash Player 10.1 to mobile platform partners. Redesigned from the ground up with new performance and mobile-specific features, Flash Player 10.1 is, says Adobe, the first release that brings the full web across desktops and devices, enabling mobile users to experience millions of sites with rich applications and content inside the browser, including games, animations, rich internet applications (RIAs), data presentations and visualisations, ecommerce, music, video, audio and more.
Already available as a free app for Android, Flash Player 10.1 will be available as a final production release for smartphones and tablets once users are able to upgrade to Android 2.2 Froyo. Devices supporting Froyo and Flash Player 10.1 are expected to include the Dell Streak, Google Nexus One, HTC Evo, HTC Desire, HTC Incredible, DROID by Motorola, Motorola Milestone, Samsung Galaxy S and others. Flash Player 10.1 was also released to mobile platform partners to be supported on devices based on Android, BlackBerry, webOS, future versions of Windows Phone, LiMo, MeeGo and Symbian OS, and is expected to be made available via over-the-air downloads and to be pre-installed on smartphones, tablets and other devices in the coming months.
Mobile-specific features include accelerometer support, allowing users to view Flash content in landscape and portrait mode; Smart Zooming, which enables users to scale content to full-screen mode; and performance optimisation for the most efficient CPU and battery performance. 
“We are thrilled that more than 3m Flash designers and developers are now able to unleash their creativity on the world of smartphones, tablets, netbooks, televisions and other consumer electronics,” says David Wadhwani, general manager and vice president, platform business at Adobe. “The combined power of the leading rich media technology platform with millions of passionate creatives is sure to impact the world in ways we haven’t even imagined yet.”
There’s more information about how to optimise Flash content for mobile here.
